I Remember How Those Boys Could Dance Lyrics

Broadway Production 1988Carrie: the Musical - I Remember How Those Boys Could Dance Lyrics

Margaret: I REMEMBER HOW THOSE BOYS COULD DANCEPRESSING CLOSE ON FRIDAY NIGHTSTHEY COULD SWEEP ME AWAYOH, HOW THOSE BOYSWERE DEMONS OF ROMANCEIN THEIR CARS, WE'D CHASE THE LIGHTSI KNOW JUST HOW BOYS WILL BEHAVECarrie: You'll like this boy, Momma.He's not like the others.He's so sweet and and so polite.He's nice, Momma, you'll like himYou'll see, really you will.Everyone isn't bad, momma. Everything's not a sinMargaret: OH, HOW YOUR FATHER WHISPERED IN MY EARFIRST THE KISS AND THEN THE TOUCHMIXING LIES WITH THE TRUTHHE WOULD SIGH AND TRY TO DRAW ME NEAROH, HE'D SWEAR HE CARED SO MUCHTHAT'S WHAT THE BOYS DOTHEY'LL MAKE PROMISESTHEY WILL BREAK YOUR HEARTTHEN THEY'LL LAUGH AT YOU WATCHING YOU FALL APARTDON'T YOU THINK THAT I KNOWDON'T YOU THINK THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE?IT'S THE SMELL OF THE BLOOD THAT WILL DRIVE THEM MADCHASING YOU LIKE A WHORE!

Carrie: No!Margaret: Yes!Carrie: BUT I DID NOTHING WRONGI'VE BEEN GOOD FOR SO LONGIT'S THE VERY FIRST TIMEMargaret: I'M AFRAID FOR YOUR SOUL.Carrie: MOMMA, IT’S NOT A CRIMEMargaret: NOW YOU’RE OUT OF CONTROLCarrie: TOMMY ASKED ME TO GOMargaret: YOU WILL TURN THAT BOY DOWNCarrie: IT’S TOO LATE TO SAY NOMargaret: OR WE’LL MOVE FROM THIS TOWNCarrie: ONCE YOU MEET HIM YOU’LL FINDMargaret: YOU’RE A MOTH TO HIS FLAMECarrie: HE’S SO GENTLE AND KINDMargaret: MEN ARE ALL THE SAME!DON'T YOU KNOW THEIR GAME?HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?CAN'T YOU SEE SATAN'S PASSION HAS MADE YOU BLIND?AND THIS BOY'S LIKE THE RESTAND THEY'RE ALL LIKE THE SERPENTS WHO CRAWLCarrie: YOU DON'T EVEN UNDERSTANDMargaret: YOU CAN BEG ALL YOU WANT TO BUT IRECALL HOW YOUR FATHER CAME TO ME THAT NIGHTCarrie: THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN TO MEMargaret: WITH THE SMELL OF SMOKE AND GINCarrie: GIVE ME A CHANCE AND YOU'LL SEE!Margaret: WITH THE LUST IN HIS EYESAND HE TOOK ME AND TOUCHED ME -I TRIED TO FIGHT.Carrie: GOD, MOMMA, HAVE YOU HEARD EVEN ONE WORD THAT I'VE SAID?Margaret: SATAN MADE YOUR FATHER SINCarrie: SOMETIMES I WISH YOU WERE DEAD!Margaret slaps CarrieMargaret: BUT THE SIN NEVER DIES!Carrie: I said yes Momma, I said Yes!Margaret: Come and pray!Carrie: No more praying, Momma!No! No!Carrie flexes her mind and Margaret is pushed away from CarrieNo! No!Carrie flexes and Margaret is forced into her chair unable to move.No! No!Flames shoot out of Carrie’s hands as a wall of fire erupts from the groundseparating her from her motherCarrie: I AM NOT AFRAID OF YOU AT ALLI HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO LOSEI HAVE POWER I CAN USENOTHING YOU CAN SAY OR DOWILL EVER STOP ME AGAIN